Ayushman Card Validity Check — Is Your Card Active?

Why You Should Check Your Card’s Validity?

Although the Ayushman Card does not have a fixed expiry date, several situations can render it inactive without your knowledge:

• The National Health Authority (NHA) periodically revalidates beneficiary lists against updated SECC data
• A family member’s record may be flagged for verification if details don’t match Aadhaar updates
• Cards can become temporarily inactive during system updates or database migrations
• Senior citizens registered under Ayushman Vay Vandana may need refresh checks

The worst time to discover an inactive card is at a hospital reception when you need urgent treatment. Checking validity proactively — especially before any planned hospitalisation — ensures cashless treatment proceeds smoothly.

Quick Rule: Check validity at least once every 3 months if you have a chronic condition or regularly visit hospitals. Check immediately before any planned admission.

Step 1: Visit the Official Portal

Open beneficiary.nha.gov.in in any browser.

Step 2: Login

Click “Beneficiary” → enter your Aadhaar-linked mobile number → captcha → OTP. You’re inside the dashboard within 30 seconds.

Step 3: Search Your Record

Set the dropdowns:

• Scheme: PMJAY (or PMJAY-Vay Vandana for 70+)
• State, District
• Search By: Aadhaar (recommended)

Click Search.

Step 4: Read the Card Status

The result shows your card with one of these states:

• Active / Approved — Card is valid, ready to use at hospitals
• Inactive / Suspended — Card needs reactivation (see Section 7 below)
• Pending Verification — Recently updated, waiting for NHA confirmation

Step 5: View Detailed Info

Click your name to see expanded validity details — date of issue, last verification date, and any flags requiring attention. Also see the status check guide for more on each status type.

Step 1: Open the Official App

Open the Ayushman Bharat app (verify publisher is “National Health Authority”). If you don’t have it, install from our Ayushman App download guide.

Step 2: Login

Login with your Aadhaar-linked mobile + OTP. Select your preferred language.

Step 3: Tap Search Beneficiary

Choose state, district, and search method (Aadhaar Number is the most accurate). Tap Search.

Step 4: View Validity Status

Each family member appears as a card with a coloured validity badge:

• Green = Active
• Yellow = Pending
• Red = Inactive

Tap any member for detailed validity info, last refresh date, and reactivation options.

How QR Validity Check Works?

Every Ayushman Card has a unique QR code that encodes the card’s PMJAY ID and a live verification link. Scanning the QR fetches real-time validity from the NHA database.

Step 1: Have Your Card Ready

Use either the printed card or the PDF card on your phone screen.

Step 2: Open the Ayushman App

Open the official Ayushman Bharat app and tap the QR Scan option (icon usually in the top right or in the menu).

Step 3: Scan the QR

Point your camera at the QR code on your card. The app verifies it within 1–3 seconds.

Step 4: Read the Verification Result

A pop-up displays:

• ✓ “Card Verified — Active” (green)
• ✗ “Card Inactive — Action Required” (red)
• ⚠ “Invalid QR” (yellow — likely damaged print; reprint card)

This is the same scan that hospital staff perform when you arrive for treatment.

Every empanelled PMJAY hospital has a Pradhan Mantri Arogya Mitra (PMAM) desk — also called the Ayushman Mitra desk. Visit the desk with your card and ask for a validity verification.

The PMAM operator:

1. Scans your card’s QR code
2. Verifies your details against the live PMJAY database
3. Confirms the available balance from your ₹5 lakh annual coverage
4. Issues a verification slip you can keep for reference

This is the most authoritative check because it’s the same verification done at the time of treatment. Use this method before planning a hospitalisation — find empanelled hospitals through our Hospital List guide.

₹5 Lakh Coverage Refresh — What Resets and When

The Ayushman Card’s annual coverage limit of ₹5 lakh per family automatically refreshes every financial year. Here’s how the refresh cycle works:

• The annual limit resets on 1st April each year — even if you’ve used the full ₹5 lakh in the previous year
• There is no application or renewal required — the refresh is automatic
• Past treatments are not affected — only the available balance is refreshed
• Senior citizens under Vay Vandana get their additional ₹5 lakh top-up refreshed too
• Both rural SECC and urban SECC families follow the same refresh cycle

The annual refresh applies regardless of how many hospital admissions happened during the year. So if a family used ₹3 lakh in November 2025 and ₹2 lakh in February 2026 (total ₹5 lakh, full limit reached), they get a fresh ₹5 lakh available from 1st April 2026 onwards.